"Where's the beef?" Ready for rice, beans, and pasta?

[Roland99]

It’s just the flu. We’re at 15 cases going soon to zero. It’s going to miraculously go away. We’re doing a great job. My ratings are great, like Monday night football.

Uhhhh

May 5
Stephens analyst James Rutherford reported that one in five Wendy’s (ticker: WEN) restaurants were out of hamburger as Covid-19 roils the U.S. food-supply chain, while Costco Wholesale (COST) is limiting purchases of meat. Costco shares rose modestly on Tuesday, but Wendy’s stock is down.

April 11
Colorado meat packing plant with thousands of employees closed after coronavirus outbreak

April 13
a Smithfield Foods plant that was forced to close in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after nearly 300 of the plant’s 3,700 workers tested positive for the virus, produces roughly 5% of the U.S. pork supply each day.

April 27
Smithfield Foods in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, JBS pork processing in Worthington, Minnesota and Tyson Fresh Foods in Waterloo, Iowa. Together, the three plants account for approximately 15 percent of pork production.

April 30,
DAKOTA CITY, Neb. — Tyson Foods said Thursday that it was temporarily suspending operations at a large Nebraska beef processing that serves as the largest employer for neighboring Sioux City, Iowa, after a surge of coronavirus cases in the area.

May 1
Pa. has more coronavirus cases among meat plant workers than any other state, CDC says

May 5
A Tyson Foods pork plant in Madison and a Cargill beef plant in Schuyler announced Monday that they would temporarily shut down production to deep clean the plants

[DBoon]

1. There is always fish

Tuna casserole?

[In_The_Wind]

3. When was the last time you looked in the canned fish aisle?

Out Of Stock

[Roland99]

18. Actually had that for lunch today!

[Blue_true]

30. I hope you were taught to fish.

Because you likely will be out of luck finding fish in stores once other meats stop flowing to stores.

[DBoon]

40. might also have problems finding beans too

or any other source of protein.

I haven't noted any probs with canned fish in my local grocery store yet, though they do limit meat purchases to one per customer.

The immediate problem is with meat packing houses and the meat supply chain. No mention has been made of any issues with fish.

You can assume that fish will vanish and we will be forced to find our own. You could also assume all food will vanish and I should learn how to harvest wild acorns too.

You can also anticipate a collapse of civilization and that we will be forced to make flint hand axes to hunt and kill wild game.

[Ohiogal]

2. Here is a very good recipe for black bean burgers

Even my guys like them

https://www.budgetbytes.com/black-bean-burgers/

[SidDithers]

8. I like budgetbytes for recipes too...

Their curried lentil is awesome.

https://www.budgetbytes.com/curried-lentils/

Sid

[bedazzled]

15. Omg those recipes look SO GOOD

There is a nice falafel recipe there too! I was wishing for one. My boys eat meat but i havent for 28 years. Thank you!

[Ohiogal]

17. Everything I've ever tried from that web site

Is good, inexpensive, tasty, and has step by step instructions. I use her recipes all the time!

Easy Oven Fajitas and Taco Chicken Bowls are two that I make all the time.

https://www.budgetbytes.com/oven-fajitas/

https://www.budgetbytes.com/taco-chicken-bowls/

If you like Asian flavor, this one is excellent too - Teriyaki Meatballs - my boys love this

https://www.budgetbytes.com/teriyaki-meatball-bowls/

Here’s a real tasty vegetarian one I’ve also tried

https://www.budgetbytes.com/easy-cauliflower-and-chickpea-masala/

[bedazzled]

21. Mmmm gonna put these on homepage

Always thought i couldn't cook but it turns out i just never had the TIME

[Ohiogal]

22. Beth from Budget Bytes

Originally intended this site to be for busy working people and poor college students who need good home cooked food that’s quick, easy, and budget friendly. I think she does a great job of coming up with interesting recipes that are easy. The older I get, the more I appreciate cooking that is easy yet tasty.

[MissB]

34. Pretty much everything I've tried there is good

Maybe even everything

[librechik]

4. after hearing about the meatpacking factories, Hubby said "yuck no more meat.

I am serious"

yuck, me too!

[WhiskeyWulf]

12. Good for you two!! :) nt

[SidDithers]

5. Great rice & beans recipe...

I've made this twice in the past month. It's excellent and easy.



Sid

[OriginalGeek]

27. just sent this to my wife

hopefully she'll add some ingredients to the next list she sends me - If she sends me to the store for more than 1 thing, I'll absolutely forget something or things.

I'm the designated shopper so everyone else can stay home (I'm at work every day already so since I have to be out anyway it just makes sense). Don't know if it helps but she hates grocery shopping anyway so I guess it does help her lol.

[flying rabbit]

37. That looks good.

thanks for posting.

[lpbk2713]

6. I just got home from Publix a couple of hours ago.

The meat case was well stocked. But the prices were up some.
Looks like people are still hoarding toilet paper too.

And they taped arrows on the floor to direct traffic flow. I passed the
same lady three times who evidently chose to be a non-conformist.

[Roland99]

19. Found a small meat market near me

Got organic, anti-biotic free chicken breasts for $2.89/lb. 73/27 beef for $2.89/lb. they had leaner beef but double the price (still cheaper than what is available in Publix or Target)

[OriginalGeek]

25. I followed the Publix arrows last night

but I think less than half of the shoppers wore masks.

[MissB]

36. I got an order from Instacart today

All Costco items, placed order last night. Local Costco stores don’t open until 8:30 and I had my order by 7:45 am. So....

No fresh chicken. Nada.

[jalan48]

7. Beans and rice works for me. I quit eating cow awhile ago.

[SammyWinstonJack]

16. Rice for me, basmatti or jasmine. No cow pig or chicken for me.

[jalan48]

23. Love basmatti!

[Moostache]

9. Question for anyone versed in virology...

1) SARS-CoV-2 is discovered and believed to be possibly originally from infected bat meat (or POSSIBLY)....at any rate, the hypothesis that the virus STARTED with tainted food hass some currency, correct? (If 'no', then the rest of my concerns are alleviated...)

2) How is it that infected workers are not then also infecting or contaminating the meat supply and increasing the spread of the virus to people who unpack and handle the meat for preparation? (I know that cooking the meat would almost certainly kill the virus, but what about handling the raw meat?)

3) If the meat supply COULD be contaminated, would there be a public acknowledgement of this or would it be covered up assiduously?

Thanks to any who understand this better than I do...

[Blue_true]

32. From what I have read, the people that eat bats want them

slaughtered and cleaned before them. The bats were alive as a warm host and the process of killing and cleaning them released SARS-COV-2 into the air to be inhaled as live virus.

Packed meat is put on ice or frozen, virus can't survive that.

[phylny]

10. I have to eat low carb.

My husband also just tested positive for the tick-borne disease alpha gal, so he can't have beef, pork, or any meat from four-legged animals. I'm worried about what I'm going to cook - I guess veggies, eggs, and cheese. I'm looking into local producers for poultry.

[cwydro]

11. Went to Publix today. Plenty of meat. Plenty of fish.

They weren’t out of anything I came to buy.

[Baclava]

13. I thawed out a 20 pak of chicken drumsticks, im eatin chicken all week!

[ChicagoRonin]

14. I learned that you can freeze tofu

Cut it into smaller squares, press out as much water as you can, wrap it in wax paper and then stick it in freezer bags. Be warned that it takes on a yellow color when frozen and the texture is never quite the same. But it's edible, and works well if you're making miso soup or stir-fry.

[Ilsa]

26. Frozen, then thawed, tofu has a meat-like texture.

It gets chewier.

There are recipes for adding soy sauce, peanut butter, etc to add flavor before using a sauce on it.

[Initech]

20. But yeah no let's reopen the country so President Lard Ass can get a Big Mac.

[abqtommy]

24. I like rice and beans. As it is I eat a lot of peanut butter which is an excellent source of

protein and omega-3 oil...

[smirkymonkey]

28. I have been eating these bean and cheese burritos from Whole Foods

(only $1.69!) and they are really good. I just wrap them in foil and heat them in the toaster oven for 30 mins. Perfect for lunch or a light dinner. They are frozen so you don't have to worry about them going bad.

[Demonaut]

29. Alex Jones should have lost some weight, he's looking like long pig

[Blue_true]

33. Let him fatten up. Works better when his neighbor's get to him first. nt

In case you hadn't heard, he said that if the country ran out of food, he would start eating his neighbors.

[Demonaut]

35. yes, the meaning of my post, I'm buying some fava beans

but he needs a good soak in clorox first

[Kaleva]

31. My wife and I discovered we love homemade refried beans

[ibegurpard]

38. Guess what there'll be shortages of when people can't get beef?

Rice, beans, and pasta. We gotta eat something.

[NickB79]

39. My wife makes Puerto Rican beans and rice like her grandmother

And my flock of chickens lay tons of eggs, especially now that they're free ranging the yard for bugs.

A soft fried egg over a plate of beans and rice, letting the yolk run down, is really good. It can be paired with lots of garden vegetables.

And given how fast the chickens are breeding, I can spare a few for meat now and then.

Another 5-6 months and it's deer, duck, rabbit, squirrel and pheasant season.